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Dr. Mehedi Hasan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at School of Engineering and Technology, currently engaged in a project under the Solving Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), in collaboration with APR Plastic. The Solving Plastic Waste CRC is a 10-year national initiative that brings together research institutions, industry, and government to tackle Australia’s plastic waste challenges through innovative, end-user driven solutions.

Dr. Hasan has over 10 years of research experience in the areas of energy and environment, alternative fuels, and the circular economy, along with 3 years of teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate mechanical engineering programs. He has hands-on expertise in operating pilot-scale pyrolysis reactors for converting waste plastics into valuable energy products. His technical skills include process optimisation and control using Aspen Plus, ANOVA analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools.

He has worked closely with industry partners and multidisciplinary teams to design and operate a 3-tonne industrial-scale pyrolysis plant, contributing to practical advancements in waste-to-energy technology. Dr. Hasan has also mentored PhD and Master's students, guiding research in pyrolysis and sustainable energy systems.

To date, he has published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers, which have received around 2,000 citations, with a current h-index of 17 (Google Scholar). He has secured approximately AUD 125,000 in research funding as an investigator and has contributed as a researcher to various government and industry-funded projects with a combined value of around AUD 2 million.

Dr. Hasan is a member of Engineers Australia and other professional networks related to renewable energy and sustainable technologies. His ongoing research aims to support the transition toward a circular economy by developing innovative technologies for plastic waste conversion and clean energy production.

General

Universities Studied At

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) – Central Queensland University, Australia
Master of Engineering (Mechanical) – University of Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) – Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Universities Worked At

Central Queensland University, Australia as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Technology Sydney, Australia as a Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia as a Casual Academic

Awards

Best paper Award (Recent advances in solar pyrolysis for fuel production from waste plastics), 3rd International Joint Conference on Energy and Environmental Engineering (CoEEE 2023), Malmo, Sweden, 19-21 May 2023
Best Presentation Award (Process optimisation for energy recovery from municipal solid waste using pyrolysis process), SET RHD Symposium, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 3-4 December 2020
Research Award: Gold Medal (Novel combustion of n-heptane fuelled in homogeneous charge compression ignition engine), 27th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12-14 May 2016
Research Award: Silver Medal (Numerical study of intake air temperature on combustion and performance characteristics in an HCCI engine), Creation, Innovation, Technology and Research Exposition (CITREx2016), Sports Complex, UMP, 7-8 March 2016

Professional Memberships

Member – Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
Member – Centre for Hydrogen and Renewable Energy (CHRE), CQUniversity
Associate Member – Centre for Regional Economies and Supply Chains (CRESC), CQUniversity

Computer Software

MATLAB
AutoCAD
SolidWorks
Minitab
Power BI
Origin Pro
Cantera
Aspen Plus
ANSYS
Fluent
GT-Suite

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Research Supervision

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

4002 Automotive Engineering
4011 Environmental Engineering
4017 Mechanical Engineering
4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering

Current Capacity

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Research Interests

Economics

Applied Economics - Environment and Resource Economics
• Circular Economy • Technoeconomic Analysis

Engineering

Environmental Engineering - Environmentally sustainable engineering

Engineering

Environmental Engineering - Life cycle assessment and industrial ecology

Engineering

Environmental Engineering - Waste management, reduction, reuse and recycling

Engineering

Mechanical Engineering - Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical)
• Pyrolysis • Waste to Energy • Waste Plastic to Transport Fuel • Biofuel • Clean Energy • Renewable Energy • IC Engine Combustion